As always it was a phenomenal meeting last week. I always look forward to brainstorming and sharing experiences with everyone.

Thank you and I am excited about the exciting opportunities that lay ahead.

Jim Holden @

16/01/2017 09:01:48

Boris,

It is always great to have the opportunity to get together, share ideas, learn what others are doing and have fun. We all wish to thank you for making this possible and look forward to the good things in the new year.

Regards,

Scott Noyes @

02/01/2017 10:01:12

Happy New Year Boris and Ines!

I just wanted to take the opportunity to say thank you for not only the opportunity to work at a great company but more importantly for your leadership and inspiration to do great things.

Cheers! Here is to a great 2017!!

Warm regards,
Scott

Deian Tachev @

27/12/2016 10:12:50

Dear Ines and Boris,

Thank you for those wishes. enjoy your yacht holidays, you really deserve it.
Please accept my wishes of health , happiness and prosperity.
I'm really happy to be a part of Cortec family.

Yours sincerely,

Michael Jang @

27/12/2016 09:12:37

Dear Boris

It is a wonderful thing meeting you in my life!

I always appreciate that you gave me the opportunity of openning Cortec Korea.

Hope Ines and you have a very very happy holidays and New Year!

Warmest regards,

Michael

Stenmoe Gregory @

27/12/2016 09:12:08

I cannot tell you how honored I am to have the opportunity to work with you again this past year and over all these many years.

Your trust and confidence in me means a great deal.

You have built an incredible world class company from virtually nothing.

And you are a man of integrity who stands by his principles.

You are a cherished client and good friend.

Thank you Boris.

Dijana Zrinski @

23/12/2016 08:12:18

Dear Mr. Boris and Ines,

Thank you for Excellence Award!

Thank you for the opportunity and confidence in me. It's an honor to receive it.

I never take for granted the job I have and I am very thankful and I will do my best to keep up with the good work and to be even better.

Wish You Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Kind regards,

JoAnn Meyer @

09/12/2016 02:12:14

Boris and Ines, thank you so much for the Holiday bonus. I feel very fortunate to be working at Cortec. I wish you the best for the upcoming holiday season, and look forward to a productive and successful year in 2017.

Sincerely,

JoAnn

Shannon Garrow @

08/12/2016 08:12:16

Boris & Ines,

Thank you so much for the bonus! What a great surprise and very much appreciated from me and my family.

I have loved working for Cortec for the past 10 years and I appreciate all you do to give back to not only the company, but the employees too.

Have a fabulous holiday! (Enjoy and rest some too â€“ not so much work!)

Shannon, Jeff, Josh, & Kayla

Jessica Carpenter @

08/12/2016 08:12:18

Boris-Thank you for the Christmas bonus but even more than that, thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to work for Cortec. Fourteen years ago I was putting myself through college as a single mom with three little kids making $15,000 a year. I am so incredibly blessed to be where I am today and it is because Cortec took a chance on me. I never take for granted the job I have or how fortunate I am. I am very thankful.

I hope you have a nice holiday!

Jill Pearson @

08/12/2016 08:12:32

Hi Boris,

Thank you for the Christmas bonus. That is very kind of you & itâ€™s much appreciated!!

Hope you have a great day!

Thank you

Edison and Rosana Preima @

02/12/2016 09:12:47

Dear Boris

We are very happy about getting this great recognition for all the achieved results. Thank you for the amazing prize!!

Enessul will keep working hard to maintain our reliability as a business partner on the years to come.

Thank you for the opportunity and confidence in us, It's a honor to be part of the Cortec family.

We wish You, Ines and Munchkin a Merry Christmas and a Wonderful and Prosperous 2017!

Best Regards,

Steven Cartlidge @

30/11/2016 09:11:57

Utterly brilliant. Thank you for sharing Boris.

Steven

Fatjon Kaja @

29/11/2016 08:11:38

Dear Mr. Miksic,

I hope this email finds you well. It was a pleasure to chat with you briefly earlier today at the University of Minnesota Law School.

As a recent immigrant from Albania, hearing about your story was inspiring, particularly due to the fact that you grew up in the Balkans, a region with a troubling past and yet untapped future potential. Your career path also spoke to me personally, as I, like you, aspire to become an entrepreneur and eventually would like to contribute to my homeland (and the region) in various capacities.

I hope we will have a chance to meet again in person in the near future. I would love to hear more about your success and challenges in your investments and any future plans you might have. And if you would like to chat about the history of the Balkans, Albanian politics or prospective investments in the region, I would be happy to share my thoughts.

Above all, I wanted to thank you for taking the time to talk to me. I deeply appreciate your kind gesture. I am sure you are fully aware from your previous experiences that as an immigrant from the Balkans, one does not get many chances to speak with other successful people.

Respectfully

Kathy Selbitschka @

24/11/2016 12:11:08

Hi Boris,

I would like to say thank you for the Cub gift card. I appreciate it and I know a lot of others do to.

Thanks again.

Meisner Robert @

21/11/2016 08:11:27

Dear Boris,

I finished reading your book. It was fascinating and makes me wish I would have met you earlier in my career. Congratulations on everything you have accomplished!

Cortec @

19/10/2016 08:10:47

EcoCortec @

12/10/2016 08:10:47

Dear Mr. Boris,

EcoCortec Team wishes You Happy Birthday!

Ivana Å oiÄ‡ @

06/10/2016 08:10:36

We are really sorry that we didn't have a chance to meet you and thank you in person for everything you have done for us. Internship in Cortec was unforgettable experience and we've learned so much. Now we are certain that we will continue our education in corrosion industry and maybe give our contribution in that field one day.

We would like to continue cooperation with Cortec and perhaps, if you agree with that, make more tests with some of your products for our graduate projects under mentoring of professor Martinez on Faculty of chemical engineering and technology in Zagreb.

Thank you once again,

Kind regards,

Ivana Soic & Ines Soljic - Cortec interns August/September 2016.

Rebekah Hagstrom @

04/10/2016 02:10:31

Hi Boris,

It was great to hear your story at the White Bear Chamber event last Thursday.

You are a tremendous example of the American Dream fulfilled! Congratulations.

Our students thoroughly enjoyed hearing your story, as well.

Ana Costa @

30/09/2016 08:09:22

Boris - I wanted to thank you for inviting me to the lunch today.

It is a great honor to sit there and be able to listen to your life of achievements and Cortec's success! Very motivating for me as always.

Best regards,

Sanja Martinez @

21/09/2016 09:09:42

Dear Boris,

I want to say thank you for inviting me to join the Cortec Corporation family at Eurocorr 2016 and especially at the Cortec Corporation European Sales and Strategy Meeting. I was impressed by the strategy of the company that relies so much upon cutting edge science and on the eco-friendly orientation.

Coming from a scientific and chemical community, I appreciate it even more, as I know how important it is to apply, as much as possible, biodegradable and non-toxic substances. Also, explaining at the fundamental level, the mechanisms by which the Cortecâ€™s products work, is the best way of gaining competitive advantage. So from every aspect, what Cortec is doing, just seems like an excellent way to go.

Kind regards

Sanja

Bavarian Behzad @

19/09/2016 08:09:48

Hi Boris

It was great to see you and Ines and Cortecâ€™s Sales Army in Montpellier.

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to present my current research activities with your great team. I enjoyed the event very much and also the hospitality.

The combination of innovative technologies, high caliber people, friendly approach and effective marketing is what you have achieved to make the Cortec a great success. I enjoyed the diversity of talks, applications and success stories shared by the attendees and congratulations on putting together the two days.

I am certain the original objectives of the meeting were certainly exceeded.

Bijan Kermani @

19/09/2016 08:09:53

Dear Boris

Good morning and hope that you had a pleasant evening in the vineyard.

It was great to see you in Montpellier and am sorry I had to leave early without saying good bye as I had to catch a plane. Just a short note to thank you for giving me the opportunity to present my thoughts and share my experiences. I enjoyed the event very much and also the hospitality. The combination of innovative technologies, high calibre people, friendly approach and effective marketing is what you have achieved to make a success of Cortec. I enjoyed the diversity of talks, applications and success stories shared by the attendees and congratulations on putting together the two days. I am certain the original objectives of the meeting were certainly exceeded.

Also a vote of thanks to the organisers who worked hard over the two days and many days prior to the event. I am certain the degree to which Ivana in particular and others had gone to prepare the event and organising the sessions and talks were exemplary. I for one appreciated it very much and would like to thank you and Cortec.

Thank you again and have a lovely weekend.

Wishing you all the success and please let me know if I can be of any help.

"With $37 in our pockets and much apprehension in our hearts, we flew toward our future. We had no time to think what lay ahead because the future conies to soon anyhow."

American Dream: A Guy From Croatia is the exciting saga of a man who fled his home country with nothing but change in his pockets and built a successful company with determination and guts in America. It's a story of business savvy and risk taking that will arouse the entrepreneurial spirit in every reader.

"When he arrived in the United States, Boris Miksic brought along energy, intelligence and determination. But also a dream. He was the Croatian gift to America. Today, as a successful entrepreneur, he is the American gift to Croatia."